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Aeronautes melanoleucus (Baird). White-throated S\vift. 

 Common on the rim of Rio Grande Canyon below the mouth of El 

 Rito de los Frijoles. 



Kohe. 



T*q ylcolie, sun hummingbird (Vq y, sun; Tccihe, hummingbird). 



Selasphorus rufus (Gmelin). Rufous Hummingbird. 

 Very abundant at Rito de los Frijoles Canyon, dozens of them 

 hovering over the patches of &quot;waco,&quot; or &quot; bee-plant&quot; (Cleome ser- 

 rulata Pursh.). Specimens taken were identified by Dr. Ridgway. 

 Our Indian informants correctly distinguished the males and females 

 when shown specimens, noticed that they were found mostly about 

 the Cleome, and said they were not found in the Rio Grande Canyon. 

 The broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus [Swainson]), 

 calliope hummingbird (Stellula calliope [Gould]), and black-chinned 

 hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri [Bourc. & Mul.]) are likely to be 

 found in this region. 



Hodge gives Mi itsr-liano as a Hummingbird clan of San Felipe. 



Pica pica Jiudsonia (Sabine). Magpie. 



This conspicuous bird is well known to the Tewa and is mentioned L 

 in their mythology. 



Ssz, spruce magpie (tse&quot;, Douglas spruce; ~kw% se, mag 

 pie). 



A kind of magpie. 



No particulars could be learned except that this bird is a kind of 

 magpie which frequents tse trees. 



8e\ 



Jay. 



For the species considered separately, see below. 

 Hodge gives Se-tdoa as a &quot;bluebird&quot; clan of San^tldefonso. 



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Cyanocitta stelleri diademata (Bonaparte). Long-crested Jay. 

 This bird, so easily recognized by its dark blue color and long 

 crest, or topknot, is common all over the region in the canyons, on 

 the mesas, and in the mountains. Strangely enough, our Indian 

 informants, though quite familiar with the bird, had not noticed that 

 it lowered its crest in flying, but thought the crest was always erect. 



Se . 



Aphelocoma woodhousei (Baird). Woodhouse s Jay. 

 This and the pinon jay are readily distinguished from the long- 

 crested jay by the lack of crests. The pinon jay is nearly uniform 

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